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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2/2015

01-04-2015 | Original Paper

Child Feeding Practices and Overweight Status Among Mexican Immigrant Families

Authors: Luz Elvia Vera-Becerra, Martha L. Lopez, Lucia L. Kaiser

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

The purpose was to compare maternal perceptions, feeding practices, and overweight status of children in immigrant households in California (US) with a cohort in Guanajuato, Mexico (MX). In 2006, staff interviewed mothers and weighed and measured their children, 1–6 years (US: n = 95 and MX: n = 200). Prevalence of overweight [body mass index z-score (BMIZ) >1.0 and <1.65] and obesity (BMIZ > 1.65) was 21.1 and 28.4 % in the US respectively, compared to 11.5 and 12.9 % in MX (p < 0.001). No differences were observed in maternal ability to identify correctly the child’s weight status or ever being told the child was overweight. US children ate away from home more often (p < 0.0001), had fewer family meals (p < 0.0001), and played outdoors less often than MX children (p < 0.0002). Further analyses should examine how differences in eating and activity patterns explain the disparity in childhood obesity across the countries.
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Metadata
Title
Child Feeding Practices and Overweight Status Among Mexican Immigrant Families
Authors
Luz Elvia Vera-Becerra
Martha L. Lopez
Lucia L. Kaiser
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9879-4

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